Cancer Act 1939
The Cancer Act 1939 (2 & 3 Geo. 6. c. 13) is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom passed in 1939 to:
- make further provision for the treatment of cancer;
- to authorise the Minister of Health to lend money to the National Radium Trust;
- to prohibit certain advertisements relating to cancer;
- and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act to make further provision for the treatment of cancer, to authorise the Minister of Health to lend money to the National Radium Trust, to prohibit certain advertisements relating to cancer, and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid. |
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| Citation | 2 & 3 Geo. 6. c. 13 |
| Territorial extent | England & Wales, Scotland |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 29 March 1939 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | National Health Service Act 1946 |
Status: Amended | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Text of the Cancer Act 1939 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
As of December 2014, the sole remaining provision is in respect of advertising to treat or cure cancer, all other provisions having been repealed or subsumed into other legislation. The Act does not apply in Northern Ireland.
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